Combined whip, rein, and lap robe lock for vehicles.



No. 877,623.' PATENTE) JAN. 23, 1908. o. W. WILBE.

GOMBINBD WHIP. REIN, AND LAP ROBE LOCK POR VEHICLES.

APPLIGATIOH .FILED DEU.3.1906.

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PATENTED JAN, 28, 1G08,

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COMBINED WHIP, REIN, AND LAP R0 LUCK FOR VEHICLESK Mn/wwwa@ No. 877,623. PATENTE? 28,1908. o. w. mma

COMBNED WHP, REIN, AND LAP ROBE LGK POB. 'B'GLES. APPLICATION FILED 950.3.1906

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Apgliczinion tiled .December 3. 1906.

Specification of Letters att/ent.

NILDE, OF HCl-HTA, KANSAS,

REMI, AND Ti-OBE LOUE: FOR- VEHICLES.

'o all whom 'it' 'may concern:

Be it known that I., U'r'ro W. finos, ii citizen oi tho United States, residing et l'vieliitr, in the monty oli Selig-wirk and Stilte of on.- sos, have invented vermin new :ind useful Improvements in si (onihined Whip, Rein, 'end liep .Hohe Loeli lfor `follicles' :ind l do deolitre the l'ollovlingto he zi full', in', one? exnot description ol the invention, -=ich as will enable others skilled in the :irt to which it stppertzriw to wallie :ind use the suine.

lily y.nw whip, rein und lop rohe loch for huggies und other vehicles lo prevei'it the whip und r iron; being` used hy :in inmiithorized person. and to also prevent nimuthorimd removal of the lap rohe from the vehicle, and i t consists in the construction, combination and riti'igenieni oi. devices hereinafter described. and claimed.

ln the iieoinpiniying drawin Alfiggjifre is partly an elevation und partly longitudinel sectional View of roni'oiied whip, rein and lap rohe loi'k embodying my invention; Fig. .3 is t top plan View of the sii-ine, with the lid of 'the easing whieh contains the whip socket open, und the bottoni bese lier shew/n ertly inhorizontal section, to disclose the op robe looking in' :rnd the rPlQaislWYIspriU Y sind bur being shown in lowliid position full lines :ind in nnlovlie-,d imsition in doi, l ily im and elevation ioiizlfiini u, liliesl e seriionol v' 1 `i', the i.'i,} ioif-lo .,isinv wiring; 'in ni loened posi w, showing' the upper piirtioii nd in --A'liieh the lid oiz the ez1s ing is shown in v il open position, togetlier with the devices 'whieli are con.' eted thereto, (j is :t the casing, oir t L .i 'mi whip elen'ipinif sprint' in w Closed of. n, said ceasing und. said sin no losing shown partly in section and lijm-,hing stud bei n. shown .in es ion, and Figi. fr detail e elevation oi' the hello-.v brise har, and shouifi lap .rohe

'1 ing springs.

intermediete or filler seetions Si, tliii'r'i are i hollow bese ber throuffh the o enin or slot .on is an improved combined" disposed between the end sections and are slidehle on and removable from the inner seetion. The letter is here shown as hollow and is :mede of sheet metal bent to form e Vertical liront web 5, top 6, bottoni 7, end ienges, 9, Ybent 'from the. reel: ends of the top and botl tom and projecting inwardly therefrom and. forming :t space between them. Eeeh of the end sections is also made of a pie-ce of sheet metal, bent to form e wel i0, top ii, bottom 12, outer Menges 13 to bear against the outer sides of the flanges 8, 9, and inner flanges lli, lient to bear .against the inne-r side of said [langes 8, 9. The' seid end sections are placed on the inner sections, shown in de teil in Fig. Li. The seid end sections are respevtively provided neer their outer ends with pairs of cross bers i5, 16, disposed one above the other and. spaced therefrom. The intermediate or filler ser-,tion or sections It is or are oi the saine eonstruotion es the end seetions, excepting that it is shorter and is not provided with cross bars.

In the .inner section 2, neer the ends thereol', :ne curved springs 17, each oi which is secured at its center, es at 18, against the front Vwell or web of said inner section, and the ends oi the seid springs are disposed opposite the longitudinal openiiiig 'formed between the flanges of the inner, end and iniions has its iront corner per and lower indes, as et i9, Cloer the standards in. the front corners of the buggy or other vr-1' le hed or body, and seid end servions are secured to the vehieie body in the bottoni thereof by bolts or sorews 20. By' homing the hose lmr of inner end the in' end soot-ions telescopi ily related, seid r e, epted to be long. v d, as may he required, to adept it to 't in vehicle bodies oi various Widths. The er or intermediate seotion or sections is or e imiployed to :Eil in the spaties between the end sections to present a .sig'litly appearance.

A lop rohe looi loro 2l hesl one end. pivotally mounted, at 2L, between the @ross 15 and i6 ol1 the end section 3. Seid iop robe look ber provided et soli-table distances spart with upwerdij," sind downwardlyer-:tenfling points 23 to engage hip robe when the latter has its lower portion doubled over the front side ot the sind her. The said oor is adapted to be turned so es to enter the tndinelly edupper and lower sides of said lock ef'f at :termed inthe rear side thereof, between the flanges of its respective sections, and hence.

is caused to force the lower portionI of the laprobe partly into the said hollow base bar and cause it to be compressed between the bar and the opposing edges of said flanges. This also causes the points to engage the 'fabric of the lap robe, and when the bar is secured in place in the hollow base bar by lthe means hereinafter described, it will be understood that'it serves to iirrnly lock the lap robe to the said base bar, so `that the lap robe cannot be removedtherefrom. As the lock bar 21 is pressed into the hollow base bar, it engages the ends'of the s rings 17 'and' Inust be an opening. 2,.'32L for engagementby a ver-f' ticaliyirnovable locking bolt 24, 'as hereii afterfdeseribed. n vthe outer end of the e d'secticnf of the hollow base bar is (le-. tachably sl 'cured a vertical casing 25' by .means ofb lt 26. suitablemeansrnay l@ he employe vto secnre the casing to the hollow b ajsgzf ar, and l do not limit myseltin.

this paticiilar. ,In thtI said casing 25 is a'whip socket'. Said casing has a horizontal partitionplate 28 near its up er end and in 'rear plf'thefwhip socket, and t e lvertically-movable bolt 24 which locks She laprobe lock bar l-'operates in openings 'n said partitionfin the end.l section 3", and in the cross bars 1.5

andli A lcoiled extensile' spring 29 1s passed around the said bolt 24 and bearsvbetween the upper cross bar 16 vand a pin or 4 ,other projection 30, which extends from said bolt'24, serves to normally raise the latter to v cause such bolt to release the locking bar 21,

vfor ,the purpose hereinbefore described. y In the `upper edges of the sides of the casing 25 are recesses 31 to receive the reins, indicated at e. AThe said easing is partly covered by a hired cover portion 32,'w ich has an openlng A3? above the whip socket to enable the whip to be placed in and reinovedl from said socket.' It isv also provided lwith a cross opening 34, which intersects said opening 33. At the outer, upper corner of said casing 25 are shoulders 35, between which an opening 3d -ie formed, and under which is secured a icclr 37 of any suitableconstruction, oper- 'ated by any suitably-constructed .key or other device 38,and the bolt 39 of which lock operates under the lopening 36.

i. dhd40' is hinged to the'upper, outer' side ofthe casing 25 to cover the shoulders 35,

erases outer end ofthe opening 34and with a springcatch 42, to engage a ilange 43 under one of the fixed cover portions 32 to lock said lid in a closed position. A button 44 is rovided to release said spring-catch.. Sai lid 440 is provided on its inner side at the center of the space with a shoulder 45, which, when the lid is in a closed position, partly closes the opening 86. At' the opposite end of the cas ing 25 from, the lid 4() is ahinged lid 4 7, which -is adapted to close the lspace in the upper endoi' said casing 25,A above the partition 2 8.' Said lid 47 has at its free enda tongue`48- to close the inner or rear end of the opening 34. ,Y y

In the up er, inner end of the casing 25 is mountedI a ocking clam Aindicated at said whip'- ocking clamp corn- `prising a bar 48 and apair of spring-arms 49 secured to said. bar, and which project from the outer end thereof. The inner end of the said bar is pivoted on a bolt or other suitable pivoting device 50 which connects the front vand rear -sides of the casing 25, and from the underside of said bar vprojects a stud 51, which extends through openings in the reins downwardly passesthrough an opening V52 in the artition 28 and serves to lock the lines. lhe'inner 'end of the said stud pro- "ects frornthe upper side of the bar 48 and is eaded and operates in a slot 53 in a spring inged end of, the lid 47. When the lid 47 is being closed, the clamping springs 46rmust be closed manually against opposite sides of 'clamping springs inust be Jforced downwardly through the opening 36 and there locked by the lock 37 the bolt of which asses throug the openingsin the free ends ci) springs. force( down' to and through the-'opening 36 they bear on the upper end of the bolt 24, which serves to lock the-bar 21, and as'surn-- ho low basebar 1, said bolt 24 will be forced downwardly through the o ening22a\i,n said bar 21 to lock the same. he tension .of the springs 17 against the inner 'side of the bar 21 is such as toy cause such lfriction between said bar 21 and bolt 24 as to keep thelatter in its lowered` locking osition, 4notwith` standing the spring 29. en it is desired to remove the lap robe c the lids 4() 'and 4-7 must be first raised to release and move the whip-lookin clam u wardl and hence re.- lease the w ip anc a so ena le lthe lines or reins to be readily removed from the studgl and the bar 21 must then 'have its free outer end ressed forwardly 's'uliciently to cause said 715.1321 to release the bolt 24, whereupon the spring 29 will raise said bolt 24 and cause the saine to disengage said bar 21 and the 46 for the whip,

or lines c, and when the said clamp is turned f lgauide 54, which is secured at one end to the and is provided with atongue 41 to enter the the whip, and the free outer' ends of said saidclaniping s the clamping springs are thus in that the said bar has been closed the spring 17 will then act to open said bar 21 l gitudinally and release said lap robe.

From the fore oing description, taken in adjustable base bar comprising telescoping sections.

6. A lap robe locking device havinga lonconnection with t e accompanying drawings, I gitudinally adjustable base bar comprising a the construction and operation of the invention Will be readily understood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the principle or sacrificing an of the advantages of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is,-

1. In a device of the class'described, a casing having a hinged lid provided on its underside with a pin to enter openings in reins, whenthe lid is closed, the said casing servin to support said reins and coact with said li and pin to lock them. 'f

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a base, a movablelap robelocliing bar to coact therewith to secure a robe between them, a bolt to lock said bar, a spring to resist the closing movement of said bar andcause the same to engage said bolt and hold the latter in locking position, and a spring to move said bolt to unlocking posi- 'tion when said boit is relieved oi the pressure oi said bar caused by the first-mentioned spring.

ii. in "C ci" the class described, in combinaI ith a lap robe lock having a movable ele ci and a Whip lock having a movable eleimfn t, a locking bolt for the movable elemenr of the lap robe lock, actuated by the movable element. of the Whip lock.

4. A lap robe locking device having a loiigitudinally adjustable base bar, for the purpose set forth. i

5. A lap robe locking device having a lonhollow inner section, and covering sections thereon and slidabl related thereto.

7. In a device o the class described, in combination with a lap robe lock having a movable element,.and a Whip lock having a movable element, a lockin bolt for the movable element of the Whip ook, and a spring to normally move said locking bolt to unlocking position, said locking bolt being moved by said movable element of the Whip lock into locking position, when said Whip lock is closed.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination ofa Whip socket, a casing, a pivotally mounted Whip-locking device movable toward and from thevsocket, means tc secure said Whip-locking device in a closed position, andmeanscarriedbysaidWhip-locking dev-ice and coacting with the casing to secure the lines or reins.

9. In a device of the lclass described, the combination of a base,.a casing, a laprobelocking device coacting with the base to secure a robe, a Whip socket, a Whip-locking device movable toward and from the socket, means carried by said Whip-lockingdevice and coacting with the casing to secure the lines or reins, means to secure the said Whiplocking device in a closed position, andmeans, operated by said. whip-locking device to secure the lap robe lockin(1r device.

In. testimony Whei'eo'i I have my hand in presence or" two subscribing wituesses.

OTTO W. WILBE.

Witnesses:

JN0. M. MOON, VERMILION HARRIS.

hereunto set 

